"Thirty former Ohio State football players, including some former NFL players, have agreed to join a federal lawsuit against the university over the sexual abuse of student athletes decades ago by a team doctor, a lawyer in the case said Thursday."
"The lawyer, Rocky Ratliff, said in an interview that the men came forward some eight years after the first lawsuit was filed because they needed to overcome the shame of revealing that they'd been sexually abused by another man and the fear of taking on the university publicly. They are "tearful and living with it," Ratliff said."
"Ohio State has fought lawsuits in federal court since 2018 brought by former student athletes against the university over its failure to stop abuse by Dr. Richard Strauss. Hundreds say they were abused by Strauss, who worked at the school from 1978 to 1998. He died in 2005."
"In a statement, Ohio State said it has "sincerely and persistently tried to reconcile with survivors, including former football student-athletes, through monetary and non-monetary means, including settlements, counseling services and other medical treatment"
Thirty former Ohio State football players, including former NFL players, agreed to join a federal lawsuit against the university over sexual abuse of student athletes by team doctor Richard Strauss decades ago. A lawyer said the men came forward about eight years after an earlier lawsuit because they needed to overcome shame and fear of publicly accusing the university. The lawsuit is tied to federal court litigation that began in 2018, when former student athletes alleged the university failed to stop Strauss. Strauss worked at the school from 1978 to 1998 and died in 2005. Only three of the 30 agreed to be publicly identified. Ohio State said it tried to reconcile with survivors through settlements, counseling, and other medical treatment.
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